The girl, now 12, told investigators that she and her two siblings were placed in the foster care of a relative, who shared the Harris County home with Cordova, the relative's live-in boyfriend, according to an arrest warrant filed in the case.

"(The girl) stated that she did not feel safe at the defendant's house because, 'Last year, he molested me,'" the arrest warrant states.

The victim told sheriff's deputies that "during the summer" when she was 11, Cordova entered her bedroom while she slept and sexually assaulted her, the arrest warrant states. The girl reported the assault to her aunt, who "kicked the defendant out of the house."

Things went differently, however, when the girl informed her parents of the assault.

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The girl told investigators that "both her parents instructed her not to tell anyone what the defendant did to her because it was a secret," according to the arrest warrant. "(The girl) stated her mother and father forced her to live with the defendant knowing of the sexual assault. (The victim) stated that her father told her to forgive the defendant when she did not want to."

Cordova, as well as the girl's parents, have refused to cooperate in the investigation, according to prosecutors.

Court records show that Cordova has previous convictions for delivery of cocaine and burglary of a building.